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Reducing consumption or stopping drinking altogether can decrease the risk of developing alcohol-related cancers by 8%, and for any cancer by 4%, the report said.
Chronic pancreatitis is a known risk factor for cancer of the pancreas. But chronic pancreatitis that is due to alcohol doesn't increase risk as much as other types of chronic pancreatitis. So if there is a link with alcohol and pancreatic cancer risk, it is only very slight." [132]
A 2020 study found that among women, the risk of developing an alcohol-related cancer in one’s lifetime was 17% for those who consumed less than one drink per week, but 22% for those who ...
Based on this research, people who reduce alcohol consumption or stop drinking entirely can decrease their risk of developing alcohol-related cancers by 8% and their risk of all cancer by 4% ...
“This Advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimize harm,” said Murthy in a statement. For example, alcohol accounts for 16.4% of breast ...
Out of all the modifiable risk factors associated with cancer, the report highlighted excessive alcohol use as one with a strong impact: 5.4% of all cancer cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2019 were ...
In particular, women in prison are at a high risk for contracting cervical cancer due to their high rates of substance abuse and diseases such as hepatitis C, HIV, and other STIs. [4] [19] However, reproductive health care reform in prisons generally focuses on pregnancy or HIV. [3]
"Ninety-seven thousand cancer cases every year can be attributed to alcohol consumption. That's a big number." Researchers studied 2019 data on 30 types of cancer in Americans over 30 that were ...